Eastern Michigan 26, Appalachian State 10; Duke 22, Appalachian State 18

 

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Frank Celorrio and Dylan Temple won both of their matches but Appalachian State (5-14) was unable to overcome Eastern Michigan (5-8) and Duke (7-3), falling in both dual matches Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers lost to EMU 26-10 and the Blue Devils, 22-18.

 

Celorrio, Temple and Kyle Blevins picked up wins for the Mountaineers in a 26-10 loss to Eastern Michigan. Celorrio defeated No. 26 Sean Clair by a 7-3 decision. Blevns followed a few matches later with a dominating 7-0 decision over Nick Hendrick while Temple earned the only ASU major decision of the day with a 9-1 win over Derek Foore.

 

Mike Kessler lost a tight 8-6 decision to Dave Pienaar while Antionne Jones lost a 6-5 overtime decision to Tom St. Louis.

 

The Apps lost the first match to Duke but roared back to take a 12-6 lead with pins by Celorrio and Kessler, both coming in the first period. A.J. Goardado defeated Savva Kostis 12-5 at 149, but Chip Powell beat Mike Bell 6-2 to give the Mountaineers a 15-9 lead.

 

Appalachian could not hold the lead as Duke won four of the final five matches. Temple defeated Voris Tejada 9-2 for the Mountaineers lone win in the final five.

 

With the two wins, Celorrio won his 22nd match of the season, surpassing his total of 21 from last season. The two wins also bump his winning streak to nine-straight. Temple has won four of his last five matches and added to his career-high wins total which now sits at 18.

 

The Mountaineers return to Southern Conference action with a road match at Davidson on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.

ASU - 10, EMU - 26
125 ? Chris Jenkins (EMU) pinned Austin Annas (ASU) - 2:14
133 ? Frank Celorrio (ASU) dec. Sean Clair (EMU) ? 7-3
141 ? Dave Pienaar (EMU) dec. Mike Kessler (ASU) ? 8-6
149 ? John Johnson (EMU) tech. fall Savva Kostis ? 16-1
157 ? Josh Moulton (EMU) dec. William Powell ? 8-1
165 ? Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. Nick Hendrick ? 7-0
*174 ? Tom St. Louis (EMU) dec. Antionne Jones (ASU) ? 6-5 (OT)
184 ? Dylan Temple (ASU) maj. dec. Derek Foore (EMU) ? 9-1
197 ? John McClare (EMU) dec. Dave Pritz (ASU) ? 8-3
285 ? Dave Wade (EMU) dec. Brandon Brothers (ASU) - 8-3


Duke ? 22, ASU ? 18
125 ? Peter Terrezza (Duke) maj. dec. Austin Annas (ASU) ? 14-4
133 ? Frank Celorrio (ASU) pinned Jack Anderson (Duke) ? 0:23
141 ? Michael Kessler (ASU) pinned Nick Adamo (Duke) ? 0:41
149 ? A.J. Goardado (Duke) dec. Savva Kostis (ASU) ? 12-5
157 ? William Powell (ASU) dec. Mike Bell (Duke) ? 6-2
165 ? Addison Nuding (Duke) maj. dec. Kyle Blevins (ASU) ? 11-0
*174 ? Aaron Glover (Duke) maj. dec. Antionne Jones (ASU) ? 18-6
184 ? Dylan Temple (ASU) dec. Voris Tejada (Duke) ? 9-2
197 ? John Barone (Duke) maj. dec. David Pritz (ASU) ? 13-2
285 ? Robert Holbrook (Duke) dec. Brandon Brothers (ASU) ? 6-2

 

The Citadel 21, Limestone 13

 

Gaffney, S.C. ? The Citadel defeated the Limestone Saints 21-13 Saturday in a non-conference wrestling meet.

 

The Bulldogs started the meet with wins from125-pound Tyler Sim and 133-pound Richard Alarcon. Sim finished with a decision over Limestone’s Matt Hall 9-4. Alarcon followed Sim with another decision victory 3-2 over John Harper.

 

157-pound Keith Koziel and 165-pound Derek Sickel each were victorious in their matches against the Saints. The Bulldogs lost the next two matches before responding with back to back wins, the first from 185-pound grappler Kelby Smith, who defeated Limestone’s Aaron Winemiller 9-5. The second came from the Bulldog’s Odie Delaney, who pinned the Saint’s Mike Walsh.

 

The Bulldogs will be back in action Feb. 3 when they travel to Lexington, Va. to face VMI.

 

The Citadel 21, Limestone 13

125-Tyler Sim (TC) dec. Matt Hall (LC) 9-4

133-Richard Alarcon, Jr. (TC) dec. John Harper (LC) 3-2

141-Jeremy Parker (LC) dec. Derek Royster (TC) 4-3

149- Dustin Baynes (LC) dec. David Ivashchenko (TC) 6-4

157-Keith Koziel (TC) dec. Nick Shappee (LC) 6-4

165-Derek Sickel (TC) dec. Casey Bradley 4-2

174-Joby Schreckhise (LC) maj. dec. James Oddo (TC) 10-2

184-Kelby Smith (TC) dec. Aaron Winemiller (LC) 9-5

197- Andrew Delaney (TC) fall. Mike Walsh (LC) 1:05

285-Trey Moss (LC) dec. Aaron Brown 3-2

 

 

No. 3 Cornell 32, Chattanooga 7

 

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Chattanooga wrestling team dropped a 32-7 dual meet to No. 3 Cornell in MacLellan Gym today.  The Mocs got wins from junior Cody Cleveland and senior Seth Garvin to account for their seven points in the match.  UTC falls to 11-8 on the year and 4-0 in Southern Conference action while Cornell improves to 6-2. 

 

Freshman Demetrius Johnson came out with an aggressive start to his 125-pound match with No. 2 Troy Nickerson.  After a quick takedown by Nickerson, Johnson escaped to move to 2-1 in the match.  Johnson ignited the 1,000-plus fans in attendance with a takedown of his own for the 3-2 lead.  The celebration was short-lived as Nickerson reversed the move and pinned Johnson at the 2:32 mark.  The fall gave Cornell a 6-0 lead. 

 

A major decision (20-6) by the Big Red’s Mike Grey, currently ranked No. 12 at 133, over sophomore Josh Statum put the Mocs in a 10-0 hole.  Cleveland stopped the bleeding for Chattanooga with a major decision of his own at 141. 

 

Cleveland, ranked No. 9 in the nation this week, defeated Cornell’s Corey Manson 12-3.  Cleveland led 2-0 after the opening period and extended his lead to 6-2 following the second frame.  An escape, two more takedowns and riding time gave Cleveland the 12-3 final score. 

 

Cleveland’s win cut the Big Red lead to 10-4, but that was as close as Chattanooga would get.  UTC freshman Dan Waddell lost a 10-6 decision to D.J. Meagher, while Mocs junior No. 20 Joey Knox fell to No. 5 Jordan Leen 8-2 in the next two matches.

 

Garvin continued his solid senior campaign with a 10-5 decision over John Basting.  Garvin held a 2-0 lead after the first period, but Bastings came back to knot the score at 4-4 in the second.  An escape, two take downs and riding time in the third frame gave Garvin the win. 

 

Freshman Jason McCroskey dropped his match to Steve Anceravage, but put up a strong fight against the nation’s No. 6 wrestler at 174.  Trailing 4-1 after the first period, McCroskey cut the lead to 5-3 with a takedown in the second.  He scored an escape in the final frame but was unable to get the winning takedown as time expired. 

 

Two straight technical falls at 184 and 197 put the match out of reach for the Mocs.  Chattanooga returns to action on Feb. 13 when they travel to Ames, Iowa, for a 7:00 p.m. match against No. 2 Iowa State.  The Mocs will face No. 22 Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the next night.

 

UTC’s final home match of the season is set for Monday, Feb. 23, at 6:00 p.m. against VMI in MacLellan Gym. 

 

125 ? No. 2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) ? F (2:32) - Demetrius Johnson (UTC)

133 - Mike Grey (Cornell) - MD - Josh Statum (UTC), 20-6

141 ? No. 9 Cody Cleveland (UTC) ? MD - Hicks Manson (Cornell), 12 - 3

149 - Daniel Meagher (Cornell) - D - Daniel Waddell (UTC), 10-6

157 ? No. 5 Jordan Leen (Cornell) - D - Joseph Knox (UTC), 8-2

165 - Seth Garvin (UTC) ? D - John Basting (Cornell), 10 - 5

174 ? No. 6 Steve Anceravage (Cornell) D - Jason McCroskey (UTC), 5-4

184 ? No. 17 Justin Kerber (Cornell) - TF (7:00) - Benjamin Roberson (UTC)

197 - Cameron Simez (Cornell) ? TF (6:35) - Ethan Winel (UTC)

285 ? No. 12 Zach Hammond (Cornell) ? D - Cody Sliger (UTC), 8-1